AKElroy
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I see no need for a back-up pistol in hog hunting. First, if the animal needs a follow-up, I am NOT walking up on it, so the rifle gets to place a second shot. Ditto for deer, as I view them equally dangerous when down but not out. (try to find examples of hunters killed by hogs, and it is largely a waist of google time; try it for deer, and you get lots of results). Second, if the cover is so heavy that I can't easily swing my .30-30 into action, I'M NOT GOING IN THERE. Getting carved up by mesquite and briar thorns is not my favorite activity. I have killed dozens of pigs in the last three years, had to shoot only one of them a second time, and have yet to take a charge. Of course, they will have a difficult time getting into my truck, the side window of which is my near exclusive shooting rest. I don't hide in the truck out of fear, just laziness. When I do occasionally venture out on foot, I have walked up on many bedded piggies, and so far they have all bolted in the opposite direction. The notion that they are ravenous killing machines is ridiculously overblown.
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